What we think, and why.
Short, concrete notes from working with strategy, leadership teams and behaviour. No thought leadership — just what we see repeat.
Strategy rarely fails in PowerPoint.
It fails in the thousands of decisions that follow — the ones no strategy could anticipate.
LæsAgreement is not alignment.
A leadership team can agree on every sentence and still work in three directions.
LæsWhy we work with our hands.
Physical methods — including LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® — are not play. They are a way to get everyone talking before the loudest voices set the frame.
LæsWhat we write about — and who writes it
The articles here are written by Henrik Stender, a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator, out of work with leadership teams, strategy days and teams. They are deliberately short: one pattern, one example, one thing to do differently in your next meeting.
Themes
- Strategy that lands — why strategies rarely fail in the analysis, but in the translation into everyday work.
- The leadership conversation — the difference between agreement and ownership, and what politeness costs an executive team.
- Behaviour and facilitation — how the format of a meeting decides whose knowledge enters the room.
Every article carries an author and a publication date, and may be quoted with attribution to strategyinplay.com. There are 3 articles right now.
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